Images from the 2010 Gala
- Live music by Pompey and the Bebop Patrol
- Photo © 2010, Studio Iris
- Byron Rempel, author of No Limits.
- Photo © 2010, Studio Iris
- Winner of the 2010 Quebec Writing Competition, Taqralik Partridge, and her daughter.
- Photo © 2010, Studio Iris
- Maya Munro Byers, owner of Babar Books and sponsor of the QWF Prize for Children's and Young Adult Literature.
- Photo © 2010, Studio Iris
- Maria Turner (editor of carte blanche) and Mark Gallop (sponsor of the 3Macs carte blanche Prize) with the winner of this year's prize, Mark Paterson.
- Photo © 2010, Studio Iris
- Winner of the QWF Prize for Children’s and Young Adult Literature, Caryl Cude Mullin.
- Photo © 2010, Studio Iris
- Host Andy Nulman welcomes a wave of laughter from the crowd.
- Photo © 2010, Studio Iris
- QWF board member Ian Ferrier catches an idea on paper (and a straw in his beard).
- Photo © 2010, Studio Iris
- Sponsor of the Cole Foundation Prize for Translation, Barry Cole with author Paule Champoux, this year's prize winner.
- Photo © 2010, Studio Iris
- QWF Executive Director Lori Schubert with President Elise Moser.
- Photo © 2010, Studio Iris
- Winner of the 2010 A. M. Klein Prize for Poetry, Kate Hall.
- Photo © 2010, Studio Iris
- City of Westmount Mayor Peter Trent with Atwater Library and Computer Centre's Executive Director Lynn Verge and Library Manager Aude McDermott.
- Photo © 2010, Studio Iris
All photographs © Studio Iris.
Many more QWF Gala photos can be viewed on the photographer's web site. To view the whole album, go to www.studioiris.ca, click on "store" and then "client login." The password is "qwfgala2010."
Winners of the 2010 QWF Literary Awards
On November 23, 2010, the Quebec Writers' Federation held its annual Awards Gala at the Lion d'Or in Montreal. Six literary prizes, a Community Award, and the 3Macs carte blanche Prize, and the winners and runners-up of the 2010 Quebec writing Competition were presented. The event was hosted by Andy Nulman.
2010 QWF Award Winners
- Prix de Traduction Fondation Cole ($2000)
- Translated to French from English
- Sponsored by The Cole Foundation
- Paule Champoux
- Québec, ville du patrimoine mondial
- Éditions Sylvain Harvey
- translation of
- Quebec, World Heritage City
- by David Mendel
- Éditions Sylvain Harvey
- Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-fiction ($2000)
- Sponsored by Champlain, Dawson, Heritage, John Abbott, and Vanier Colleges
- Cleo Paskal
- Global Warring: How Environmental, Economic, and Political Crises Will Redraw the World Map
- Key Porter Books
- QWF First Book Prize ($2000)
- Sean Mills
- The Empire Within: Postcolonial Thought and Political Activism in Sixties Montreal
- McGill-Queen’s University Press
- A.M. Klein Prize for Poetry ($2000)
- Sponsored by Jacques Nolin
- Kate Hall
- The Certainty Dream
- Coach House Books
- Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction ($2000)
- Sponsored by Paragraphe Bookstore
- Miguel Syjuco
- Illustrado
- Penguin Group (Canada)
- QWF Prize for Children’s and Young Adult Literature ($2000)
- Caryl Cude Mullin
- Rough Magic
- Second Story Press
- Community Award
- Ilona Martonfi
- 3 Macs carte blanche Prize ($300)
- Sponsored by Mark Gallop, of MacDougall, MacDougall & MacTier Inc.
- Mark Paterson
- "Something Important and Delicate"
- Quebec Writing Competition Prize ($1000)
- Taqralik Partridge - First Prize
- Michelle Ann Jenkins - Second Prize
- Joshua Levy - Second Prize
Shortlist for the 2010 QWF Literary Awards.
List of submissions to the 2010 QWF Literary Awards.